Food exports (% of merchandise exports) in Eritrea in 2003 — 41.99%. Ranked 37 in the world out of 167. Since 2000, the indicator has fallen by 11.93 pp.
2000–2003 · % of merchandise exports
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: Eritrea
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2003 | 41.99 | +2.67 pp |
| 2002 | 39.31 | +13.17 pp |
| 2001 | 26.15 | −27.77 pp |
| 2000 | 53.91 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The share of food in merchandise exports: grain, meat, dairy products, fish, fruit, beverages, oils. Unlike dependence on fuel and metals, a food specialization is not considered a vulnerability of the same kind — demand for food grows with population and is not subject to technological substitution. The largest shares come not from the biggest producers but from small countries with a single export crop: coffee, cocoa, bananas.
Important: It includes beverages and vegetable oils but not agricultural raw materials such as cotton, rubber and hides — those have a separate indicator.
Source: UNCTADstat (UNCTAD), license CC BY 3.0 IGO.
What part of merchandise exports is cotton, rubber, timber, hides and other non-food raw materials.
Trade Food imports (% of merchandise imports)What part of merchandise imports a country spends on food — a measure of food dependence.
Economy Agriculture value addedHow much agriculture, forestry and fishing create in money terms.
Agriculture Cereal productionThe gross harvest of cereal crops, in tonnes.
